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| author |  axel <axel@liljencrantz.se> | 2005-09-20 23:31:55 +1000 |
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| committer | axel <axel@liljencrantz.se> | 2005-09-20 23:31:55 +1000 |
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diff --git a/doc_src/switch.txt b/doc_src/switch.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..06a32450 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc_src/switch.txt @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ + +\section switch switch - conditionally execute a block of commands + +\subsection switch-synopsis Synopsis + <tt>switch VALUE; [case [WILDCARD...]; [COMMANDS...];...] end</tt> + +\subsection switch-description Description + +The \c switch statement is used to perform one of several blocks of +commands depending on whether a specified value equals one of several +wildcarded values. + +\subsection switch-example Example + +If the variable \$animal contins the name of an animal, the +following code would attempt to classify it: + +<p> +<pre> +switch $animal + case cat + echo evil + case wolf dog human moose dolphin whale + echo mammal + case duck goose albatros + echo bird + case shark trout stingray + echo fish +end +</pre> +</p> +<p> + +If the above code was run with \$animal set to \c whale, the output +would be \c mammal. + +</p> |